Sentences with phrase «given knighthoods»

In 2006, The Sunday Times newspaper revealed that every donor who had given # 1,000,000 or more to the Labour Party since 1997 was given a Knighthood or a Peerage.

Robert Devereux, the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, has been given a knighthood.

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The knighthood is in recognition of the faithful and devoted service Mr Leach has given to supporting the mission of the Catholic Church through publications and media communication.

Give Wenger a Knighthood.

This will prove once and for all that Wenger is the master and must be given a 23 year extension plus an honourary knighthood for services to European football.

I wonder what you thought of Beckham when he abused the people who give out Knighthoods when he never got one.

I trust that he will be given an honorary knighthood for the wonderful job he has done for Arsenal, as well as the whole of football in this country.

The most prominent pro-Brexit campaigner, Nigel Farage, has not been given a peerage or knighthood despite calls from the right for him to be rewarded for his part in the successful campaign.

Several Popes set up orders of knighthood and gave out other honours to finance the Crusades or the protection of pilgrims to the Holy Land.

Wilson gave Kagan a knighthood in his 1970 resignation honours list.

Given that the unanimous vote by MPs today was not binding, what are the chances of Sir Philip Green being stripped of his knighthood?

A company boss who has given nearly # 1m to the Conservative party and long - serving MPs from across the Commons head the list of political figures who receive a knighthood in this year's New Year honours list.

Maybe he could just give Michael E Mann a fake papal knighthood instead...